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Masa, a restaurant in New York City, may not have much by way of d�cor for
diners to look at but one thing is sure - you can always depend on Masa to
supply you with fresh sushi every time you visit. Chef Masa Takayama heads
a kitchen team that relies on a steady supply of the freshest seafood so
that they can masterfully make great Japanese dishes that you can enjoy.
Fish of many kinds is a favorite ingredient here, such as the white-fleshed
mackerel. The servers are skilled in their own way at keeping diners
satisfied without going overboard with the fussing.
Masa Takayama, who also happens to be the owner of Masa, was previously
based in Beverly Hills, California where he used to run another restaurant.
After selling that restaurant, Masa Takayama chose to look for a location
in New York City where he could introduce the community to his own style of
Japanese sushi - at prices that may seem ridiculous to people who are not
sushi fans. The prices contributed to making Masa a very expensive
restaurant by industry standards in the city. Masa Takayama still does much
of the sushi preparation himself, though his cooks have been well trained
by him in this art and science, which is why the standards of Masa remain
as high as they've always been. If you object to paying high prices, though, you may need to ask for the
chef's choice menu, also called prix-fixe omakase, which is priced at $400
to $600 per diner. Yes, Japanese food is usually quite expensive because
the ingredients need to be very, very fresh to pass the restaurant's
quality standards - and that means paying top dollar to suppliers, if
necessary. But don't feel bad about the hefty prices - after all, you get
to enjoy premium Japanese meals in a very nice place anyway, right? Masa is located at #10 Columbus Cir, at the junction of 59th Street, in New
York City. The restaurant is formally known as a special occasion dining
restaurant - informally, you can just call it a sushi bar. Masa operates on
Mondays and Saturdays with operating hours from 6:00 in the evening to 9:30
pm; from Tuesdays to Fridays you can eat at Masa from 12 pm to 1:30 in the
afternoon, and again from 6:00 in the evening to 9:30 a little later that
night. You may reserve space in Masa only during the first week of the
month and reservations are confined to meals for the following month alone. Oh, and did we mention that Masa is an award-winning sushi restaurant? Masa
was named among the 101 Best New York Restaurants in 2006. It has also
snared the Best Last Meal on Earth (in 2004) and Best Foie Gras (in 2006)
awards from the Best of New York Awards. Adam Platt created a full review
about Masa as well in the respected New York Magazine back in 2004.
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